Gate.



J. H. PEARSON.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY 26, 1909. 964,807. Patented July 19, 1910.

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J. H. PEARSON.

GATE.

APPLIULTION FILED JULY 26, 1909. 964,807. v PatentedJuly 19, 1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES H. PEARSON, OF WESTPLAINS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS 'lO WILLIAM S. MORGAN, 0F WESTPLAINS, MISSOURI.

GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 26, 1909.

Patented July 19, 1910.

Serial no. 509,556.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. PEARSON, citizen of the United States, residing at Westplains, in the county of Howell and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to gate structures, and refers particularly to an improved means for actuating a gate from a distance upon the opposite sides of the same.

An object of this invention is to provide means whereby a person is enabled to release the locking mechanism of the gate and to swing the same in either direction at a dis tance from the gate.

The invention has for its further object the provision of a means whereby a gate is retained in an open position when so actuated, and whereby the same can be readily closed after passing through the gate.

The invention has for a further object the provision of a mechanism of this character which includes but few operative parts which are so arranged with respect to one another that a great leverage is obtained to produce the operation of the mechanism by the expenditure of a slight pressure on the operating handle.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, reference is to be had to the following description and accompany ing drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a gate and the bolt mechanism which is applied thereto for operating the same; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective View of the supporting post and operative means connected from the upper end of the same.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following descrlption, and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawings by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 10 designates a post which is disposed in vertical alinement and braced in such posi- Upon the inner face of the post 10 angle bolts 12 are secured, which are disposed in spaced relation having their angle ends turned inwardly toward one another for the purpose of supporting a gate which is provided with eye bolts 13 for engagement over the angle bolts 12. The gate which is thus supported upon the post 10 includes a plurality of longitudinal bars 14 which are terminated at their opposite ends in vertical braces 15, the inner one of which is composed of a single beam in which the eye bolts 13 are secured, while the outer brace 15 comprises a pair of strips engaged against the opposite sides of the bars 14. A latch 16 is loosely disposed between the central bars 14 in the outer end of the gate and protrudes beyond the outer edges of the brace 15 for engagement with a keeper 17 disposed upon the inner face of a retaining post 18 which is located a distance from the supporting post 10 approximately equal to the length of the gate. The latch 16 is pivotally mounted at its inner end to the central braces 19 which are engaged across the bars 14 intermediately thereto, and which thereby causes the raising of the outer end of the latch 16 when'the same is lifted. A leaf spring 20 is disposed between the adj acent bar 14 and the latch 16 to depress the latch 16 downwardly against the upper edge of the under-lying bar 14 to cause the latch to normally secure the gate to the retaining post 18.

For the purpose of releasing the latch and swinging the gate into an open position the supporting post 10 is provided at its upper extremity with an angle iron 21 which is formed of a flattened portion of metal bent at right angles upon itself and extended inwardly, one wing of which is counter-sunk in the inner face of the post 10 and secured thereto through the medium of bolt 22 or the like. The upper wing of the angle iron 21 pivotally supports the cross arm 23 which normally lies in the plane of the gate and which carries at its inner end a reach rod 24 extended to the forward end of the gate where it is engaged upon a looped member 25 which is pivotally secured to the outer tion through the medium of guy rods 11.

end of the latch 16 inwardly of the brace 15 and disposed upon the opposite sides of the rod 14.

. Mounted in the ground at predetermined distances from the sides of the gate are posts 26 and 27 which carry hand levers 28 and 29 intermediately fulcrumed upon the upper ends of the posts 26 and 27 and in vertical alinement, the same being connected to the cross bar 23 through the medium of connecting rods 30, which are extended from opposite ends of the cross arm 23 and the opposite ends of the levers28 and 29. The levers 28 and 29 are provided with depend ing hand-engaging portions 31 which are rounded or similarly formed for engagement by the hand of the operator.

- It will be observed from the construction of the apparatus that the pivotal center of the cross arm 23 is in vertical alinement with the angle portions of the angle bolts 12 for operating the swinging center of the gate so as to insure a uniform movement of the same. The strip 32 is preferably provided intermediately of the posts 10 and 26 for the purpose of limiting the movement of the gate as it is swung into an outward position.

For the purpose of retaining the gate in an open position, the same is provided intermediately of its upper edge, upon the upper extremity of the vertical intermediate braces 19 with a bail 33 carrying a coil spring 34 which is connected to the rod 35, the upper end of which is engaged through the bolt 36 secured through the angle iron 21 and post 10.

In operation, as the operator approaches the gate he grasps the lever 28 and draws the same toward him whereby the cross arm 23 is rotated to draw the reach rod 24 and locking member 25 into a taut position. This action raises the latch 16 against the tension of the spring 20 whereby the latch is released from the keeper 17 and the gate permitted to swing laterally. As the cross arm 23 is rotated the inner end of the same is carried to one side of the pivotal center of the gate and as the reach rod 24 is under tension it causes the drawing of the gate to one side which immediately swings into open position when the latch 16 is released. The coil spring 34 now takes effect, insomuchv that it is permitted to contact and to thereby resiliently hold the gate in an open position since the upper extremity of the rod 35 is then positioned past the hinged axis of the gate and exerts an eccentric pull upon the same. The stop 32 limits the open swinging of the gate and provides a rest against which the spring 31 may retain the gate. After the operator passes through the gate and he desires to close the same he grasps the lever 29 and pushes the same for- 'Wardly whereby the cross arm 23 is rotated to swing the inner end of the same inwardly and to draw the reach rod 24 past the pivoted center of the gate and to cause such action to close the same. The keeper 17 is beveled at its opposite ends for engagement with the extremity of the latch 16 to guide the same toward the central detent which is formed in the upper face thereof and which thereby causes the automatic locking of the gate. In a like manner when it is desired to operate the gate from the opposite side the levers are swung upwardly in order to actuate the cross arm 23 in any desired direction according to the side to which it is desired to swing the gate. The provision of the angle iron 21 with its upper flattened portion, forms a shield for the upper end of the rod 35 to protect the same from rust and the like which otherwise would prevent the free action of the spring 34.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is;

1. In a gate mechanism the combination with a post, of a gate hingedly mounted on said post a retaining post located at a distance from said first post, a keeper disposed on said retaining post, a latch carried by said gate for engagement with said keeper, means for retracting said latch and swing ing said gate,areach-rod connected between said means and said latch for communicating motion between the same, and a spring disposed upon said post and connected to said gate for drawing the same into an open position and for retaining the gate in such position.

2. A gate mechanism including a post, a gate hung upon said post, a latch carried by said gate, a retaining post located at the outer end of said gate, an angle iron countersunk in the inner face of said post and at the upper end thereof, said angle-iron being extended inwardly from said post, a crossarm pivotally supported upon said angleiron, a reach-rod depended from said crossarm and connected to said latch, side posts distanced from said first post, hand-levers mounted on said side posts, connecting rods disposed between said hand-levers and said cross-arm, and a spring disposed between said gate and said first post for swinging and retaining said gate in an open position.

3. A gate mechanism including a post, a gate hung upon said post, a cross-arm pivotally mounted upon said post, means for locking said gate in a closed position, a reach-rod depended from the inner end of said cross-arm and connected to said means for releasing the same at times, hand-levers connected to said cross-arm for swinging the same, and a spring disposed between said gate and said post for automatically opening said gate and for retaining the same in such position.

4. A gate mechanism including a post, a

gate hingedly mounted on said post, a reinto an open position and for yieidably re taining post spaced from said first post, a taining the same in such position. 10 keeper on said retaining post, a latch dis- In testimony whereof I aflix my signature posed on said gate to engage said keeper, a in presence of two witnesses.

reach-rod connected to said latch, means 0011- JAMES H. PEARSON. [L. s] nected to said reach-rod for actuating the Witnesses:

same, and a spring disposed between said GEO. J. PACKMAN,

post and said gate for swinging the same T. A. ELLIS. 

